California Natural Resources Agency. 2018

Wildfire

Project or Example

California state agencies collaborated to compile each of these examples, associated with Safeguarding California's 2018 update, to show how California is preparing for and adjusting to various extreme events brought on by climate change. … Each of these examples highlights unique strategies, funded by the state, to combat and adapt to the effects of climate change. The examples are tagged with icons from the Safeguarding California Report, classifying stories by sector. This example highlights a state and local partnership to remove roof wood shingles from high-risk structures for wildfire.

Governor's Office of Emergency Services. 2018

DroughtExtreme heatExtreme stormsWildfire

Data, tools, and research

MyHazards is a tool for the general public to discover hazards in their area (earthquake, flood, fire, and tsunami) and learn steps to reduce personal risk. Using the MyHazards tool, users may enter an address, city, zip code, or may … select a location from a map. The MyHazards website also contains emergency preparedness information for families, businesses and people with disabilities and other special needs.

Governor's Office of Emergency Services. 2018

Extreme stormsSea level riseSnowpackWildfire

Data, tools, and research

MyPlan Internet Mapping Tool (IMT) enables city, county, special district, state and tribal user access in assembling and assessing GIS information on natural hazards i​n California. The MyPlan tool provides an easy-to-use interface where … emergency managers and planners can specify views, opacity, and layering order to create a map for their Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). These maps can be used in applying for federal grants or in the development of mitigation plans. The tool is exportable for use by other website.

California Natural Resources Agency. 2018

Snowpack

Project or Example

California state agencies collaborated to compile each of these examples, associated with Safeguarding California's 2018 update, to show how California is preparing for and adjusting to various extreme events brought on by climate change. … Each of these examples highlights unique strategies, funded by the state, to combat and adapt to the effects of climate change. The examples are tagged with icons from the Safeguarding California Report, classifying stories by sector. This example showcases a local school that renovated its roof to be better prepared for increased snow accumulation and winter extreme weather.

City and County of San Francisco Office of Resilience and Capital Planning. 2017

Sea level rise

Assessment

The San Francisco Sea Wall Finance Work Group, convened by the City and County of San Francisco, Office of Resilience and Capital Planning and the Port of San Francisco to prepare a set of funding strategy recommendations to support … the fortification of the San Francisco Sea Wall. The work group identified and evaluated forty-eight (48) different funding sources that could potentially support the project. In addition to a quantitative analysis, the report also provides a qualitative assessment of the top-rated sources relative to the following considerations: (1) revenue Generating Potential, (2) Timing, (3) Administrative complexity, (4) Political feasibility, (5) Cost Burden

Governor's Office of Emergency Services. 2018

The Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) requires that states review LHMPs as part of their state hazard mitigation planning process. The purpose of the Local Hazard Mitigation Program is to gather hazard, vulnerability, … and mitigation information and ensure that local and state hazard mitigation planning is coordinated. Incorporation of climate into LHMPs and integration of LHMPs with other local and regional plans is recommended when planning for the impacts of climate change.

Shore Up Marin. 2018

FloodingSea level rise

Communication or educational material

This website is the home for Shore Up Marin, which is a multi-racial environmental coalition. The organization primarily works to advocate for equitable inclusion of low-income communities in planning and community preparedness. Their main … focus areas are: Emergency Preparedness; Flooding and Hazard Mitigation; Sea Level Rise and Climate Adaptation; Water, Air and Soil Quality and Social Equity. The website includes a number of great resources and ways for individuals to get involved.

City of Arroyo Grande. 2013

Extreme stormsTemperatureWildfire

Plan or strategy

Chapter 4 of the 2013 City of Arroyo Grande Climate Action Plan includes a discussion of vulnerabilities to temperature, precipitation, storm events, wildfires and public health. The plan addresses adaptation through measures such as collaborating … with state agencies and seeking funding.

California Forest Climate Action Team. 2017

DroughtExtreme heatTemperatureWildfire

AssessmentPlan or strategyPlanning and policy guidance

The State Forest Carbon Plan presents actions for managing our forest landscapes in a changing climate, and sets the stage for implementation at the landscape level. The Forest Carbon Plan is the detailed implementation plan for the forest … carbon goals embodied in the California Air Resources Board’s 2030 Target Scoping Plan Update. Similarly, the California Air Resources Board’s Proposed Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy points to the Forest Carbon Plan as the mechanism for addressing black carbon emissions from forest sources such as wildfire.

City of Paso Robles. 2013

Extreme stormsTemperatureWildfire

Plan or strategy

Chapter 4 of the 2013 City of Paso Robles Climate Action Plan includes a vulnerability discussion on temperature, precipitation, extreme storm events, and wildfires. The chapter also includes adaptation measures such as conducting outreach … programs and preparing a heat wave plan.